New York Limitations Apply To New York Malpractice Suit

A legal malpractice action was brought in New York by Tennessee plaintiffs against a New York law firm. The plaintiffs contended that the Tennessee statute of limitations applied and was tolled because the defendant law firm was absent from Tennessee. The New York Court of Appeals rejected the contention: “A conclusion to the contrary would cause the statute of limitations to be tolled indefinitely…We do not believe that the Legislature intended this result…” (Mike Frisch)